Being an advisor at the Writing Center is one of the most rewarding experiences available to students at Wittenberg. To work with other writers not only contributes to their learning, but to your own, and it is an incredibly satisfying feeling to be part of a productive consultation.

But being a consultant is also incredibly demanding. Good consultants are good writers, yes, but also good listeners, and they must be flexible enough to adapt to the needs of different writers and different writing situations. Of course we don’t expect everyone to be immediately ready to advise writers (nor do we ever envision a point where an advisor stops learning), so before anyone comes to work in the Center, he or she enrolls in the English 242 course, Writing Center Theory and Practice, offered every spring.

Enrollment in the course is limited, and students must fill out an application, submit a writing sample, and interview with the director of the Center and with one of the Center’s advisors before being considered.

Is this a lot to ask? Yes. But we pride ourselves on our work, and we think the rewarding experience of working with writers at Wittenberg is worth the effort.

The application deadline for the Spring 2013 class has passed. Check back with us in the fall for our next round of applications and interviews.

If you have questions, please email the Director, Mike Mattison, at mmattison@wittenberg.edu.